Global Category Manager – Pharma Drug Substance

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Make your mark for patients

Global Category Manager – Pharma Drug Substance

We are looking for a Global Category Manager who is innovative, adaptable, and collaborative to join our External Manufacturing Procurement Department, based in our offices in Brussels / Braine l’Alleud, Belgium.

About the role

You will have responsibility for a specific spend area, Pharma Drug Substance, of the Global External Manufacturing Procurement. This portfolio represents a large number of Contract Manufacturers located world-wide and engaged with UCB for commercial and clinical manufacturing. You will drive end-to-end sourcing project, contracting and commercial life-cycle management, including initiatives to improve quality of service and supply. Additionally, you will actively support the development of the Pharma Drug Substance category strategy.

Who you’ll work with

The role reports to the Global Category Lead – Pharma Drug Substance. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders from our External Manufacturing Organization and External Clinical Manufacturing Organization, as well as partnering with external contract manufacturers.

What you’ll do

• Lead the commercial relationship with established contract manufacturer
• Provide market dynamics, benchmarking, and market intelligence to support the elaboration of the category strategy and identify potential new partners
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to deploy strategies globally, facilitated by implementation and transition plans.
• Drive sourcing activities, from tender to contracting, including commercial life cycle (contract amendment, WO, PIR update etc.)
• Lead commercial negotiations
• Deliver Master agreements and maintain approved list of selected preferred suppliers.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience, and skills.

• Master degree.
• Experience working for a large multinational organization.
• Ability to work independently and on multiple projects.
• Capable of operating in cross-functional, multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment
• Pharma experience is preferred.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! 

About us 

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

Why work with us? 

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. 

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

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